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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. (FILE)
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. (FILE)

Gov’t Establishes $50 Million Fund for Zika-Related Microcephaly

The Government has earmarked $50 million to establish a fund to provide support for families of babies born with Zika-related microcephaly. In an interview with JIS News, Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton said that the fund will...
Paediatric Haematologist/Oncologist, Dr. Sharon McLean-Salmon, explains the signs of childhood cancer during a JIS Think Tank on September 7.
Paediatric Haematologist/Oncologist, Dr. Sharon McLean-Salmon, explains the signs of childhood cancer during a JIS Think Tank on September 7.

Parents Urged to Look for Symptoms of Cancer in Children
Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Simone Spencer, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Simone Spencer, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Parents Urged to Ensure that Children are Vaccinated
Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness (right) presents a laptop computer to Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) President, Janet Coore-Farr, during a ceremony at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 5. Sharing the moment is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. The Prime Minister handed over two laptops and four desktops to the NAJ.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness (right) presents a laptop computer to Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) President, Janet Coore-Farr, during a ceremony at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 5. Sharing the moment is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. The Prime Minister handed over two laptops and four desktops to the NAJ.

PM Presents Computers to NAJ
National Health Fund (NHF) Chairman, Christopher Zacca, addresses a JIS Think Tank held recently at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
National Health Fund (NHF) Chairman, Christopher Zacca, addresses a JIS Think Tank held recently at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

NHF to Develop National Health Insurance Scheme

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Chairman of the National Health Fund (NHF), Christopher Zacca, provides details about the increase in subsidy on drugs for children during a JIS Think Tank on August 31.
Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

NHF Increases Drug Subsidy for Children

The National Health Fund (NHF) will be increasing its subsidy on drugs, respiratory devices and diabetic supplies for children from zero to 18 years by 100 per cent effective September 1. The entity will be spending approximately $70 million per year to facilitate the increase. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (August 31), NHF Chairman, Christopher Zacca, said...
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Principal Medical Officer for Epidemiology in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr.
Health & Wellness

Ministry Appeals for Cooperation on Health and Lifestyle Survey

The Ministry of Health is appealing for persons to cooperate with interviewers, who will be in the field gathering data from September 1 to December 31, for the third Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey (JHLS III). The JHLS III is a community-based study of persons 15 years and older to determine current dietary intakes, lifestyle and behaviour patterns that have...
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Minister of State with responsibility for the Public Service, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (second left), signs the Heads of Agreement for Public Sector Nurse Practitioners for the contract period 2015/2017, at the Finance and the Public Service Ministry in Kingston, on August 24. Participating in the signing (from left) are National Workers Union (NWU) Vice President, Arthur Grant; Heather Henry-McGrath and Ellotha Beckford Muschamp.
Finance & Public ServiceHealth & Wellness

Public-Sector Nurse Practitioners Sign Wage Agreement

Public-sector nurse practitioners are the latest group of healthcare professionals to sign the Heads of Agreement with the Government for the 2015/2017 contract period. At a ceremony held at the Finance and the Public Service Ministry in Kingston on August 24, the nurse practitioners signed the two-year wage agreement under which they will receive a four per cent salary increase...
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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), presents educational items to children at a health fair and back-to-school event, organised by the National Heath Fund (NHF), at the Brown’s Hall Primary School, in St. Catherine, on August 20.
Health & Wellness

Health Screening for Residents of Brown’s Hall

Scores of residents in the Brown’s Hall area of St. Catherine and surrounding communities received health screening on August 20, through a National Health Fund (NHF) health fair. The event, which also targeted children who will be going back to school in September, was held at the Brown’s Hall Primary School. Persons were screened for high blood pressure, diabetes, high...
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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), participates in an exercise during the launch of Caribbean Wellness Day on August 17 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Others (from left) are: Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative, Dr. Noreen Jack; and Director of Health Promotion and Protection, Dr. Sonia Copeland.
Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Begins Hype School Tour in October

The Ministry of Health, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, will begin its Health, Youth, Positive Energy (HYPE)  school tour in October, to promote healthy lifestyle choices among the nation’s young people. In his address at the launch of Caribbean Wellness Day on August 17 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston, Minister of Health,...
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